it is interesting that you ask "which one you prefer" and then expect something objective. you are contradicting yourself.
can you give me an objective reason for your preference of either blondes or dark haired?

it is interesting that you ask "which one you prefer" and then expect something objective. you are contradicting yourself.
can you give me an objective reason for your preference of either blondes or dark haired?

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I mispoke with the word objective...obviously all opinions are subjective. I just meant I didn't want the ever useless and popular response of "it's whatever works better for you."

it's been quite a long time since i have played them, but i did prefer the rough over the regular one for mainly two reasons: first the rough does have a little bit more "grab" on the ball which is beneficial for my topspin centered strokes and secondly it felt a little bit softer than the regular. this might be due to the fact that apparently they start out on the same diameter, but with the structure applied to the rough there seems to be slightly less material, ie a slight reduction in diameter, which eventually mackes it play softer.

since the strings died around the 3hrs mark and the rather high price tag, they are not a real option for me as i am a stringbreaker. nevertheless i'm soon going to give them another run for my structured/shaped poly playtest, but most probably not before mid march.

I've played with both models and I prefer the Alu Power rough version. The regular Alu Power seemed to have lasted a little longer than the Rough thought but the spin production was better with Rough, especially for kick serves. The strings do tend to go dead quickly (10 hrs or less), so you'll have to change them often if you play a lot.